![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Marvellous Melbourne - Charles Cozens Spencer Full Title: Marvellous Melbourne - Queen City of the South An early documentary film about the City of Melbourne, then the interim capital city of Australia. Made in 1910. The director Charles Cozens Spencer was famous for his bushranger films: "Captain Starlight" (Robbery Under Arms), "Captain Midgnight - The Bush King", "The Life and Adventures of John Vane, The Notorious Australian Bushranger", "Dan Morgan, The Terror of the Australian Bush" (Mad Dog Morgan)... Keywords: Documentaries; Australia; Melbourne Downloads: 6,582 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The House I Live In - Mervyn LeRoy and Frank Ross Frank Sinatra teaches some young boys a lesson about tolerance. Keywords: Frank Sinatra; Mervyn Le Roy; Frank Ross; Albert Maltz; The House I Live In Downloads: 42,287 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Eruption of Mt St Helens documentary about the eruption of Mt St Helens Keywords: Mt St Helens; Volcano; eruption; science; study; evacuation; civil defense; proceedure Downloads: 11,234 Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Cat-Women of the Moon - Al Zimbalist This is a classic b-Grade Sci-fi movie from 1953. Leonmard Maltin called it "the best of the So-Bad-it's-Good movies". Sometime shown in 3-d, always shown with a score by Elmer Bernstein, this picture is also known as "Rocket to the Moon". A group of space travellers find themselves landing on a hostile moon inhabited by beautiful women in tight black costumes and heavy eye makeup. COPYRIGHT NOTE: This film is public domain because of the failure of it's producer/copyright owner to lodge a copyr... Keywords: Sci-Fi; Cat-Women; Sonny Tufts; B-Grade; Elmer Bernstein Downloads: 45,172 Average rating: (23 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Night Of The Living Dead - Russell Streiner; Karl Hardman Some different prints of the all-time classic. 1. Raw untouched video master - how the film has been seen on late night TV and PD video's and DVDs for years. 2. A remastered version of the film presented in HD. 3. Rare international widescreen theatrical release print presented 16:9 enhanced. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Published without a valid Copyright Notice. Type of Work: Cancelled Registration Cancelled Registration Number: PA0000046101 PA reg... Keywords: horror; zombie; low budget; independent Downloads: 10,533 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - William Selig The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) is the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, from which it was once thought to have been derived. It was partly based on the 1902 stage musical, though much of the film deals with the Wicked Witch of the West, who does not appear in the mus... Keywords: Wizard of Oz; 1910; L Frank Baum; Silent Downloads: 64,483 Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Story of the Kelly Gang - Johnson and Gibson An attempt to create a coherent narrative out of all surviving fragments of Australia's first feature length film. Sections from the final reel are heavily decomposed. Running at just over 20 minutes, this is possibly the longest available version. What the posters said: "A thrilling moving picture from start to finish" "The Most Sensational, The Most Thrilling and Interesting LIVING PICTURES EVER TAKEN." Written and Directed by Charles Tait 1868-1933 Released: December 1906 (Australia) January ... Keywords: Australia; Bushrangers; Ned Kelly; Silent Film; Early Features; Lost Films; Fragments Downloads: 1,455 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Tom and Jerry: Wot A Night - Van Bueren Studios Original 1931 Tom and Jerry cartoon from Van Bueren Studios Keywords: Tom and Jerry; Van Bueren Studios; Black and White; Cartoons Downloads: 5,641 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Jail Bait - Edward D Wood Jr Jail Bait (1954) Directed by Edward D Wood Jr. A Howco Release A vicious criminal uses plastic surgery to escape the police.This movie features Steve Reeves (undubbed). This is the original version of the film released in 1954. This film was registered for copyright (1954 LP3883) and never renewed. It entered the public domain on 1 January 1983. Keywords: Edward D Wood Jr; Mystery; Crime Thriller; Steve Reeves; Delores Fuller; Lyle Talbot; Ed Wood Downloads: 27,657 Average rating: (12 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Terror By Night - Roy William Neill In the thirteenth Rathbone/Bruce adventure, Holmes and Watson are charged with guarding a priceless diamond "The Star of Rhodesia" as it journeys to Scotland by train. There are all manner of weird and unusual passengers to contend with as well as a few menacing villains including the notorious Col Sebastian Moran. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Registered for copyright under LP182 on 8 Feb 1946. TERROR BY NIGHT... Keywords: Sherlock Holmes; Basil Rathbone; Nigel Bruce; Dennis Hoey; Alan Mowbray; Harry Cording; Arthur Conan Doyle; mystery; the empty house; murder; Dr Watson; Roy William Neill; Universal Pictures Downloads: 4,731 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Charlie Chan in Dark Alibi THE MASTER OF MYSTERY EXPOSES A GENIUS OF CRIME! Three men are convicted of bank robbery, the main evidence against them being that their fingerprints were found at the scene. However, Charlie Chan believes them to be innocent, and his investigation reveals that they are indeed innocent and that their fingerprints were forged and planted in the prison files to frame them. Charlie sets out to uncover the real bank robbers... Keywords: Sidney Toler; Charlie Chan; Benson Fong; Mantan Moreland Downloads: 37,020 Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Speckled Band - Herbert Wilcox Rare Sherlock Holmes film starring Raymond Massey as SHerlock Holmes. Lyn Harding who plays Dr Rylot later appeared as Moriarty in "Silver Blaze"/"Murder at the Baskervilles." Keywords: Sherlock Holmes; Raymond Massey Downloads: 29,124 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Ghoul - T Hayes Hunter The Ghoul is a 1933 British Horror film starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger and Ralph Richardson, whose debut film this was. The plot centres around a Professor (Karloff) who is to be buried with an Egyptian jewel in order to attain eternal life. When the jewel is stolen by his servant, the professor rises from the dead to reclaim it. The film, based on the play and novel by Dr... Keywords: Horror; Egypt; Mummy; Boris Karloff; Cedric Hardwicke; Ralph Richardson; Lost Film Downloads: 119,990 Average rating: (12 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Three Stooges Collection Collection of Three Stooges related film and television appearances in the public domain. SHORTS Disorder in the Court (1936) Sing A Song Of Six Pants (1947) Brideless Groom (1947) Malice in the Palace (1949) FEATURE Swing Parade (1946) TELEVISION APPEARANCES Jerks of All Trades (1949 Pilot) Ed Wynn Show (1950 Full Show) Steve Allen (1959 Clips) Danny Thomas (1965 Clips) TRAILERS Around the World in a Daze (1963) Gold Raiders (1951) Have Rocket Will Travel (1959) Snow White and The Three Stooges... Keywords: Three Stooges; comedy Downloads: 11,311 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Fog Island - Terry Morse Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Leo was framed by a group of former business associates, and he also suspects that one of them killed his wife. He has invited the group to his island, tempting them by hinting about a hidden fortune, and he has installed a number of traps and secret passages in his home. He is aided in his efforts by a former cell-mate who holds a grudge against the same persons... Keywords: Mystery; Thriller; PRC; George Zucco; Lionel Atwill Downloads: 22,277 Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Vampire Bat - Phil Goldstone "These are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat" This copy is sharper than the others that appear on the Internet Archive. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Registered: THE VAMPIRE BAT. 1933. 7 reels. Credits: Producer, Phil Goldstone; director, Frank Strayer; screen story, Edward T. Lowe; film editor, Otis Garrett. (c) Majestic Pictures Corp.; 19Jan33; LP3579. NO RENEWALS FOUND. Keywords: vampire; bat; horror; golden age; Lionel Atwill; Fay Wray; Melvyn Douglas; Dwight Frye; George E Stone; Frank Strayer Downloads: 1,717 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Sinking of the Lusitania - Winsor McCay The Sinking of the Lusitania, released in 1918, is an animated short film by American artist Winsor McCay. It features a short 12 minute explanation of the sinking of RMS Lusitania after it was struck by two torpedoes fired from a German U-boat. The film was one of many animated silent films published to create anti-German sentiment during World War I. McCay illustrated some 25,000 drawings for the production... Keywords: Lusitantia; Winsor McCay; Animation; History; World War I; Propaganda Downloads: 19,248 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Dressed To Kill - Roy William Neill Three cheap musical boxes (each one playing a subtly different version of "The Swagman"), manufactured in Dartmoor Prison, are sold at a local auction house. However, a criminal gang is determined to steal and recover all three, even if it means committing murder. Sherlock Holmes tries to recover the music boxes and crack the secret code contained in the tune before the gang can get what they want... Keywords: Sherlock Holmes; Basil Rathbone; Nigel Bruce; Patricia Morrison; Holmes Herbert; Harry Cording; Arthur Conan Doyle; mystery; musical boxes; murder; Dr Watson; Roy William Neill; Universal Pictures Downloads: 2,428 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | White Zombie - Edward Halperin "With These Zombie Eyes he rendered her powerless - With This Zombie Grip he made her perform his every desire!" This is a slightly clearer print that the ones already available on the Internet Archive. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Registered for copyright in 1932 WHITE ZOMBIE. Presented by Amusement Securities Corporation. 1932. 8 reels. Credits: Producer, Edward Halperin; director, Victor Halperin; story and dialogue,Garnett Weston... Keywords: bela lugosi; horror; zombie; victor halperin; edward halperin Downloads: 3,114 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Sheik - Jesse L Lasky Legendary Valentino picture. Valentino stars as an Arabian who falls in love with an English woman in this classic silent picture. Visit the IMDB page here. Keywords: Rudolph Valentino; Adventure; Romance; The Sheik; Paramount; Jesse Lasky; Silent Films Downloads: 27,642 Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Eye Creatures - Larry Buchanan The Eye Creatures (also known as Attack of the Eye Creatures, or Attack of the the Eye Creatures from a production error) is a 1965 science-fiction film about an invasion of an unnamed American countryside by a flying saucer and its silent, shambling alien occupants. While the military ineptly attempts to stop the invasion, a group of young people, whose reports to the local police are dismissed as pranks or wild imagination, struggle to defend themselves against the menacing monsters... Keywords: Sci-Fi; Aliens; Larry Buchanan Downloads: 23,202 Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Wizard Of Oz 1925 - Larry Semon Larry Semon's 1925 film of The Wizard Of Oz. Features Oliver Hardy. Keywords: Larry Semon; Oliver Hardy Downloads: 7,817 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Great Train Robbery - Edwin S Porter Filmed in November 1903 at Edison's New York studio, at Essex County Park in New Jersey, and along the Lackawanna railroad and released in December 1903, "The Great Train Robbery" is considered to be one of the first significant early US narrative films. Greatly influenced by the British film "Daring Daylight Robbery" (1903) it introduced many new cinematic techniques (cross cutting, double exposure, camera movement and location shooting) to American audiences... Keywords: 1903; Silent; Thomas Edison; Edwin S Porter; Great Train Robbery; pdmovies Downloads: 21,534 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler Westbrook Van Vorhees narrates this 1958 television documentary about the nazi regime. Keywords: World War II; WWII Programs; Germany; Hitler; Nazi Party; NSDAP Downloads: 7,162 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | In The Year 2889 - Larry Buchanan IN THE YEAR 2889 Starring: PAUL PETERSON AND QUINN O'HARE A group of post A-war survivors gathered together in a valley, are menaced by cannibalistic human mutants with telepathic powers. Keywords: Sci-Fi; Aliens; Larry Buchanan; Post - Apocalyptic Downloads: 31,850 Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Charlie Chan's Secret - John Stone San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery! An ocean liner sinks off Honolulu and Allen Colby, heir to millions, is presumed dead...but local sleuth Charlie Chan is not so sure, and flies to San Francisco to investigate further. Somehow, the missing Colby is there ahead of him...but is knifed in the back before seeing anyone. Further events revolve around spiritualist Mrs... Keywords: Warner Oland; Charlie Chan Downloads: 23,057 Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Woman In Green - Roy William Neill The 11th film in the Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes series, "The Woman In Green" explores Professor Moriarty's plan to blackmail wealthy gentlemen, making them think they murdered the young female victims of a Jack The Ripper style serial killer. This is a slightly better print than the others already available on the Internet Archive. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Registered for copyright LP13455 25 July 1945: THE WOMAN IN GREEN... Keywords: Sherlock Holmes; Basil Rathbone; Nigel Bruce; Henry Daniel; Hillary Brooke; Paul Cavanagh; Arthur Conan Doyle; mystery; the empty house; murder; Dr Watson; Roy William Neill; Universal Pictures Downloads: 3,286 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Kangaroo - The Australian Story - Robert Bassler Maureen O'Hara, Peter Lawford and Richard Boone in Australia with Chips Rafferty and Bud Tingwell. This was Twentieth Century Fox's first of many productions in Australia. The promos for this movie say it all. Watch the film and compare: "Tribute to greatness...TO-NIGHT SCREEN HISTORY IS MADE...as "Kangaroo," the first feature film in Technicolor produced by Hollywood in Australia, makes its debut before distinguished audiences at gala charity previews in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, B... Keywords: Australia; Lewis Milestone; Aborigines; Peter Lawford; Maureen O'Hara Downloads: 18,023 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Embryo - Sandy Howard 1970s retelling of the Frankenstein story with Rock Hudson as the scientist and Barbara Carrera as the 'creature' he grows from Embryo to Woman in four and a half weeks. Also stars Roddy McDowall, Diane Ladd and Dr Joyce Brothers. This movie was reissued in the 1980s a "Created to Kill". Public domain due to the omission of a required copyright notice. Sourced from a 30 year old Betamax tape. Keywords: Sci-Fi; horror; Rock Hudson; Diane Ladd; Barbara Carrera; Roddy McDowell; Dr Joyce Brothers; Frankenstein; Genetics; pdmovies Downloads: 25,963 Average rating: (11 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (The Sleeping Cardinal) - Julius Hagen This rare Sherlock Holmes film was released at the same time as the Raymond Massey picture "The Speckled Band". The story is partly based on two Conan Doyle short stories: "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House". Sceptical about the potential success of the film, the producers sold the rights to the film to "First Division Pictures" for 800 pounds. The film was released in July 1931 under the title "Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour"... Keywords: Sherlock Holmes; Arthur Wontner; Mystery; Lost Films Downloads: 12,044 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | In The Wake of the Bounty - Charles Chauvel "In The Wake of The Bounty" is Errol Flynn's first film. It is also the first of two of Charles Chauvel's proposed series of docudrama's which would be part narrative and part travelogue. The other is "Heritage" For the trivia buffs: -Errol Flynn was a decendant of Fletcher Christian, the character he plays in this film. -This incident in history has also been explored in "Mutiny on the Bounty", in 1935 with Charles Laughton and Clarke Gable and in 1962 Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando and again ... Keywords: Errol Flynn; The Bounty; Australia; Fletcher Christian; Pitcarn Island; Charles Chauvel; Expeditionary Films; William Bligh; Mutiny on the Bounty; Docudrama; Travelogue Downloads: 18,590 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Colgate Comedy Hour - Abbott and Costello and Company - Fred Hamilton This is the 7 January 1951 Episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour hosted by Abbott and Costello. IMDB page here. Keywords: Classic TV; Variety; Colgate Comedy Hour; Bud Abbott; Lou Costello Downloads: 10,246 Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Secret Weapon - Howard Benedict In the fourth film of the series, Sherlock Holmes assists the inventor of a revolutionary bomb sight, Dr Tobel, to smuggle his work out of Switzerland and into England. Once in England the bomb sight pieces and the Tobel go missing, leaving Holmes and Watson with code of dancing stick figures to break before Professor Moriarty so they can find the remaining pieces of the weapon. This is a slightly better print than others available on the Internet Archive... Keywords: Sherlock Holmes; Basil Rathbone; Nigel Bruce; Lionel Atwill; Kaaren Verne; William Post Jr; Dennis Hoey; Arthur Conan Doyle; Professor Moriarty; Inspector Lestrade; mystery; the dancing men; bomb sight; Dr Watson; Roy William Neill; Universal Pictures Downloads: 1,673 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alice in Wonderland - Cecil Hepworth Cecil Hepworth's 1903 adaptation of Alice in Wonderland Keywords: Alice in Wonderland; Cecil Hepworth; Nitrate Film; 1903 Downloads: 20,988 Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Who Killed Doc Robbin? - Hal Roach A short feature from 1948 in colour. A bunch of Rascal-like kids solve a mystery in the mansion on the hill. Features George Zucco. This is one of many 1948 Hal Roach films that lapsed into the public domain when the comany fell into financial difficulties in the 1970s. Keywords: Hal Roach; Our Gang; Curly and His Gang; George Zucco; Old House Mystery; Colour; Short Features Downloads: 4,242 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The James Dean Story - Robert Altman A documentary, made in 1957, about the life and career of James Dean. Directed by Robert Altman. Keywords: James Dean; Movie stars; Hollywood; Documentary; Robert Altman; Teenagers Downloads: 7,306 Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Golden Eye - James S Burkett Roland Winters stars as Charlie Chan in this later series entry. PD status: no copyright notice. Keywords: Feature Films; Charlie Chan; Roland Winters; Mantan Moreland Downloads: 19,565 Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Warner Brothers "Break Downs" and "Blow Ups" 1936-1947 - The Warner Club These are most of the surviving Blooper reels produced by The Warner Club an organisation comprising Warner Bros Stars and Crew. These reels were produced most years and shown at their annual dinner to poke fun at the mistakes that had been made during that year's productions. Some of the people who appear Eddie Acuff, Eddie Albert, Mary Astor, Ralph Bellamy, Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, George Brent, Sheila Bromley, James Cagney, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Gary Cooper, Bette Davis,... Keywords: Bloopers; Gag Reel; Warner Bros; Stars Downloads: 24,607 Average rating: (11 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (The Sleeping Cardinal) - Julius Hagen This rare Sherlock Holmes film was released at the same time as the Raymond Massey picture "The Speckled Band". The story is partly based on two Conan Doyle short stories: "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House". Sceptical about the potential success of the film, the producers sold the rights to the film to "First Division Pictures" for 800 pounds. The film was released in July 1931 under the title "Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour"... Keywords: Feature Films; Sherlock Holmes; Arthur Wontner; Ian Fleming; The Sleeping Cardinal Downloads: 10,839 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Adventures of Ellery Queen - The Hanging Acrobat - DuMont Network - Irving and Norman Pincus This is an episode of the DuMont Network's "The Adventures of Ellery Queen" (1950-54). This ran on the DuMont Network before moving to the ABC. The series was also shown in Australia, where it played on Channel 2 on Thursdays at 9pm throughout 1957. The actor who plays Ellery, Richard Hart, died part way through the series and was replaced by Lee Bowman. About 50 episodes were made over its two runs but only a small amount survive... Keywords: Classic TV; Ellery Queen; Dumont; Mystery; Richard Hart Downloads: 11,441 Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Peter Gunn - The Fuse - Blake Edwards Season One Episode 16 (5 January 1959) An honest union leader is killed with a car bomb and suspicion falls on his chief rival, who hires Gunn to clear his name. This video is public domain because it was registered as a published film PETER GUNN. Spartan Productions. Approx. 29 min. each, sd., b&w. 16mm. Spartan Productions. The Fuse. 5 Jan 59 (in notice: 1958) LP 15083 and never renewed. Keywords: Classic Tv; Peter Gunn; Craig Stevens; Blake Edwards; Private Detective Downloads: 13,818 Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Hollywood Without Makeup - Ken Murray A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood. Hosted by Ken Murray with a Special appearance by Kirk Douglas. Features footage of: Eddie Albert, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Mary Astor, Lew Ayres, Max Baer, Lucille Ball, Richard Barthelmess, Rex Bell, Edgar Bergen, Sally Blane, Humphrey Bogart, John Boles, Pat Boone, Eddie Borden, Hobart Bosworth, Clara Bow, William Boyd, Fanny Brice, Paul Brooks, Joe E... Keywords: Classic TV; Hollywood; Ken Murray; Movie Stars; TV Special; Home Movies; Behind the Scenes Downloads: 13,603 Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | "The Three Stooges" Failed Pilot - Moe Howard This is a failed pilot for a "Three Stooges" TV show. The concept of the show was that the Stooges would try a new profession each show. In this episode they are interior decorators. Features Moe, Larry and Shemp Keywords: Classic TV; The Three Stooges; Larry Fine; Moe Howard; Shemp Howard; Failed Pilot; Kinoscope Downloads: 28,999 Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Frankenstein - J Searle Dawley The first film adaptation of the often filmed Mary Shelley story. This film was originally released on March 18 1910. From the Edison Kinetogram: Frankenstein, a young student, is seen bidding his sweetheart and father goodbye, as he is leaving home to enter a college in order to study the sciences. Shortly after his arrival at college he becomes absorbed in the mysteries of life and death to the extent of forgetting practically everything else... Keywords: Early film; Silent films; Frankenstein; Thomas Edison; Charles Ogle Downloads: 19,973 Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Arthur Conan Doyle - Fox Film Corporation A 1927 Fox newsreal interview with the author and spiritualist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He speaks about his greatest literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, and his work in spiritualism. Keywords: Arthur Conan Doyle; Sherlock Holmes; Spiritualism Downloads: 10,284 Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Phantom Fiend - Julius Hagen The first talking remake of the 1927 Alfred Hitchcock classic, The Lodger. Stars Ivor Novello in the role of the lodger and an early appearance by Jack Hawkins. Produced by Julius Hagen and directed by Maurice Elvey Keywords: The Lodger; Hitchcock; Julius Hagen; Marie Belloc Lowndes; Maurice Elvey Downloads: 10,631 Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Sin Takes A Holiday - C. E. Sullivan; E. B. Derr A dowdy secretary named Sylvia Brenner (Constance Bennett) agrees to marry her rich, divorce lawyer boss Gaylord Stanton (Kenneth MacKenna) so that he can avoid a marriage to one of his regular clients. The deal is that Sylvia will get a great allowance and the ability to travel anywhere she wants. While on a trip to Paris she begins to find herself and develop into a confident, uninhibited woman. She attracts one of Gaylord's cad friends Reggie Durant (Basil Rathbone) and contemplates an "affai... Keywords: Pre-Code; romance; marriage; dirvorce; marriage of convenience; contract; Constance Bennett; Basil Rathbone; Kenneth MacKenna; social mores; morals; Pathé Exchange; talkies; early sound systems Downloads: 4,066 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Rudolph Valentino Stars in this epic set during the First World War. Keywords: Valentino; WWI; Epic; MGM; Silent Downloads: 7,752 Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Torch - Emilio Fernandez Paulette Goddard and Pedro Armendariz star in this story about a revolutionary who takes over a small Mexican town. The townspeople begin to argue about whether to resist him or join him. This is a Spanish print of a US/Mexican Co-production. The dialogue is in English the titles and subtitles are in Spanish. Keywords: Feature Films; Paulette Goddard; Pedro Armendariz; Spanish Subtitles; Mexico Downloads: 5,095 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Trap - James S Burkett The final Charlie Chan episode to feature Sydney Toler in the role. Public domain due to lack of copyright notice on original prints Keywords: Feature Films; Charlie Chan; Sydney Toler; Mantan Moreland Downloads: 23,258 Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |